Horizontal boring machine



July 16, 194@ H. M. LUCAS ET AL 2,208,311

HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE Filed Feb. 3, 1959 3 Sheets-Sheet l MY 16, 1940v H. M; LUCAS ET AL 2,208,311

HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE Filed Feb. 5, 1939 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS Eme Y/Z 009s ATTORNEYS July I6, 1940.. H. M. LUCAS ET AL 2,208,311

HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE Filed Feb. 3,1959 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 IN VENT ORj BY #01.1.15 l, .grep/MN ATTORNEYS Patented July 16, 1940 any@ HORIZONTAL BORING MACHINE Henry M. Lucas and Hallis N. Stephan, Cleveland Heightsyhio, assignors to The Lucas Machine Tool Company, Bratenahl, Ohio, a partnership composed of Henry'M. Lucas, George A. Yost,

and John A. Leighton Application February s, 1939, lserial No. 254,436 1 claim.- (C1. L29-L26)` The present invention relates to machine tools and more particularly to horizontal boring ma chines.v v ,j

With present day horizontal boring machines,

.especially the larger table type machines, it is yoften difficult, ifnot impossible, for the operator -to'observe the tool since his view is obstructed bythe Work. The principal object of the present invention istheprovision of a novel and improved horizontal boring j machine comprising steps and/or platforms on the bed and saddle so constructed and arranged that the operatorl can readilystep up on the machine and Walk around thereon, `thus giving him a clear view `of any 1 part of the Work, etc.

The present invention resides in certain details of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, and further objects and advantages will be apparent from the following de- 2 scription of the preferred embodiment thereof described with reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, and in which: 2 Fig. 1 is a perspective View of a horizontal boring machine embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2'is a plan View of the .machine shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 2; f

Fig. 4 is a section approximately on the line 4 4 of Fig. `2;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged View of a portion of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged View' of a portion of Fig. 3; andv .Referrng'to thedrawings, the machine shown therein comprises a bed or frame A including a 40 vertical spindle head column B adjacent to one end thereof and a Vertical backrest block column C adjacent to the other end thereof; a spindle 9 rotatably supported in a spindle head"D slidably supported on Vertical ways Ill and Il on the spindle head column B; a backrest block E slidably supported on suitable Ways on the backrest column C; a saddle F slidably supported on horizontal longitudinal Ways I2 and I3 on the bed A; and a table G slidably supported on horizontal transverse ways I4 and I5 on the saddle F. The various operations hand movements of the different elements of the machine are adapted to be controlled from a pendant control station H described and claimed in our co-pencling application Serial No. 243,616 entitled Boring masection approximately on the line chine. Per se, this mechanism forms no part of the present invention and which willnot be described in detail. l

The `machine shown isof the table type, and, according to the provisions; of the present invention, both the bed A andthe sadd-leFare provided `with steps or platforms on bothsides of the machine-.which enable the operator to readily step up o-n the machine and Walk thereabout. Work and in doing certain operations Where the operator otherwise Would not have a View of-l the tool. As shown, the frame Ay of themachine is lprovidedl with tWosteps or platforms IB and Il at the front side of the machine, the rst step I6 of which is vlocateda convenient height above the floor and extends substantially the entire 4'length of the bed A. The step I'I is 1ocated-above the platform .I6 at therspindle end of the machine only. The lower platform I6 proj.

jects a considerable distance from thelframe. A While the upper platform I1 projects o-nly approximately half as far from the frame A as platform I6. With this construction it Will be readily apparent that an operator, can easily step from `the floor onto the step or `platform I5, then `to vthe step or platform I1, and from the platform I'Il to the base Yof the machine adjacent to the spindle head if necessary or desirable. 1A step or platform I8 is provided at the rear-side` of the machine similar to the-,lower step I6 at the front of the machine except that it extends merely to the spindle head column B. Like/the front step IE, the rear step I8, is fixed to the `frame or bed A and islocated a convenient distance above the oor. "The saddlevF has two platforms `or steps i9 and 2l) secured `to oppositezsides of both ends thereof. `The platforms IS and Zllmay be said to extend generally transversely of the machine, are approximately on a level with the step or platform I1, and project to the front and rear of the machine a considerable distance farther than the platforms I6 and I8. As shown, the platforms I9 and 20 project about three times as far out from the frame as the platforms I6 and I8. The steps or platforms I9 and 20 may be connected to the saddle F in any convenient manner, as shown, and they are xed to opposite ends of angle irons 2| attached to the underside of the saddle F by plates 22.

In addition to the platform means referred to, the present invention also contemplates the provision of way guards for the longitudinal Waysr I2 and I3 upon which the saddle E and the backrest block column C are slidably supported and Thisvis especiallyv desirable in setting up ,j

platform means spanning the space therebetween. 'I'he way guards comprise inverted channelshaped members and 26 located above the bed ways I2 and I3, respectively, and overlying f the same. 'Ihe way guards are supported at opposite ends by members or blocks 2'Iy secured to the bed ways as by bolts 28, to which blocks 21 the way guards 25 and 26 are connected as by bolts 29 (see Figs. 6 and 7). End plates 30 secured tothe blocks 21 help to retain the way guards in position.

The way guards 25 and 26 project through suitable apertures 32 and 33 formed in thesaddle F and the backrest column base 34 respectively. In each case where they way guard enters either the saddle F or the backrest column base 34, the respective member is provided with an upper member or plate`35 secured thereto adjacent the upper part of the aperture through which the way guard extends. The member 35 conforms closely to the upper surface of the way guard and the lower edge of the member has only a slight clearance with the wayguard. In operation, the member 35 wipes the chips, etc., off of the upper surface of the way guard and prevents their getting into the interior of the saddle etc. Afsecond member 36 located below the upper member 35 cooperates with the member 35 to form a restricted aperture through which the way guard projects. The member 36 forms a support for` the way guard. In the embodiment of the invention shown, opposite sides of the ychannel shaped Way guards are reinforced by rectangular shaped members 31 welded to the underside of the way guard, Which members 31 bear on the lower plates 38. Opposite sides of the saddle F and the backrest column base 34 are provided with bed way wipers in the form of ilexible thin metal members 40 secured underneath the lower plates or members 36, which members 40 engage the bed ways and wipe the chips, etc., therefrom as the respective members to which they are attached are reciprocated or moved along the bed ways.

In the embodiment of the invention shown, the platform means spanning the space between the way guards 25 and 26 comprise a plurality of 'members 45 made preferably of some non-skid material, resting upon the way guards 25 and-26 and spanning the space therebetween. The members may be of any convenient width and any desired number may be employed on either side of the saddle F, depending upon the position ofthe saddle. As shown, ve are utilized on the backrest column side of the saddle and vtwo on the spindle head side of the saddle.

The present machine is also provided with means to catch the surplus oil which drips from theways I2 and I3 etc. in the form of a trough 46 extending about three sides of the base, that is, the front and rear sides and right-hand end as viewed in Figs. 1 and 2. The trough does not extend the entire length of the front or rear of the base but in the front terminates short of the lefthand end as shown in Fig. 1 and in the rear eX- tends onlyr to the left-hand end of the spindle head column B, as viewed in Fig. 2. As shown,

the trough 46 is formed integral with the base and is locatedunderneath the platforms I6 and I8. The platforms or steps I6 and I8 are supported on spaced angle irons 41 fastened thereto and to the base of the machine and are spaced slightly from the base so that the surplus oil from the ways I2 and I3 can run down the sides of thebase into the trough 46.

From the foregoing description of the preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that the objects of the invention heretofore enumerated have been accomplished and `that a horizontal boring machine has been protheart to which it relates, and we particularly l.

point out and claim as our invention the following:

A horizontal boring machine comprising a base, a vertical spindle head column on said base, a spindle head slidably supported on said spindle head column for vertical movement, a horizontal spindlerotatably supported in said spindle head, a saddle slidably supported on said base for movement longitudinally of said spindle, a table slidablysupported on said saddle for movementtransversely of said spindle, a step or platform underneath said saddle secured to .said base and extending substantially the entire length thereof, a short step or platform secured to said base adjacent to thev spindle head end thereof and 1oy cated above the rst mentioned step or platform,

and a plurality of steps or'platforms carried by said saddle at both sides of one end thereof, the steps or platforms on said saddle being above the rst mentioned step and projecting to the front of the machine considerably farther than the rst lmentioned step.

HENRY M. LUCAS.

HALLIS N. STEPHAN.

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